Fabric Styrofoam Balls

Materials

Instructions

Step 1
To cover the large Styrofoam ball make 4” x 4” squares and for the smallest ball 3” x 3” squares. Unfold a square of fabric. Stick a pin in the center and push it into the Styrofoam ball.

Step 2
Fold the fabric on top of the pin. Put the second pin a bit lower to secure the fabric on the Styrofoam ball. Fold one side of the fabric on the diagonal and fasten the edge with a pin. Similarly, Fold the other side of the fabric on the diagonal and fasten the edge with a pin.

Step 3
Now you have the first triangle, repeat steps to cover the top of the Styrofoam ball with 4 triangles. Now for the second row of triangles. Place the fabric halfway between two of the sides of the triangles. As before, stick a pin in the center of the fabric square and push it into the Styrofoam ball. Fold the fabric on top of the pin. Put the second pin a bit lower to secure the fabric on the Styrofoam ball.

Step 4
Fold both sides of the fabric on the diagonal and fasten the edges with pins. Repeat steps 8 to 10 to cover the ball and continue until half of the Styrofoam ball is cover. Here we use five rows of triangles.

Step 5
Then cut the fabric that is excess of half of the ball. Add a few pins if necessary to ensure that all pieces of fabric are secured to the ball. Cover the same way the other half of the Styrofoam balls. Using glue, fix a ribbon to cover the edges of the fabric.